Floof: meaning, and the science of the fluff

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DoggoLingo dictionary

noun · also: floofer, floofy

floof: A very fluffy dog. Or the fluff itself.

A floof is a dog made mostly of fur, or the fur itself: the cloud on a Samoyed, the ruff on a husky, the tumbleweeds under your sofa.

In DoggoLingo

“Is not fat. Is floof. Very important difference.”

Use “floof” in a sentence

Mocha is 40% dog and 60% floof.

Floof: the real science

Where floof comes from

Many floofy dogs have a double coat: a harsh topcoat over a soft, dense undercoat. [1] That undercoat is the floof, and it's why some breeds shed in clouds.

A word for birbs too

In DoggoLingo, birds with fluffy feathers get called floofs as well. [2]

Floof questions

What does floof mean?

A floof is a very fluffy dog, or the fluff itself. Fluffy birds can be floofs too. [2]

Why are some dogs so fluffy?

Many have a double coat: a harsh topcoat over a soft, dense undercoat. [1]

How we got this

Not veterinary advice. Last reviewed:

The meaning comes from how the word is used online and from slang dictionaries. The science section says only what the linked sources say; we read each one before quoting it. The drawing and example sentences are made up for fun.

Sources

  1. Double-coated dog breeds. American Kennel Club. Supports: Double-coated dogs have a harsh topcoat over a soft, dense undercoat.
  2. DoggoLingo. Wikipedia. Supports: DoggoLingo emerged in the 2010s and peaked around 2017; it adds -o, -er and -ino endings (doggo, pupper, pupperino), uses onomatopoeia like mlem and blep, heckin as an intensifier, doin me a ... verbs, eye-dialect spellings, and calls a human a hooman, a snake a snek and a bird a birb.

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